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Capsicum Gravy for Rice,Chapati-Capsicum Masala Curry Recipe

November 24, 2015 by PadhuSankar 40 Comments

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One of Padhuskitchen readers sent me 4-5 Andhra recipes long time back asking me to try it and share it with others. I tried her Capsicum masala curry and loved it a lot. This capsicum gravy can be had as a side dish with rice, chapati, phulkas, parathas and flavored rice like ghee rice, jeera pulao etc. It can be mixed with rice to make a simple and delicious one pot meal. Today we will learn how to make capsicum (bell pepper) gravy following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Capsicum Gravy

Watch the video of Capsicum Gravy (Andhra Style)

Capsicum Gravy-Capsicum Masala For Rice-Chapati-Pulaos -Andhra Style
Serves: 3

Ingredients needed

Capsicum/Bell Pepper – 3 cups chopped or 3 medium size
Tomato – 2 cups chopped
Onion – 1 cup chopped
Salt to taste

Spice Powder

Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

For grinding (masala paste for the curry)

Grated Coconut – 1/3 cup
Ginger – 2 inch piece
Green chillies – 2
Garlic – 3 cloves

For the seasoning

Oil – 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – a sprig

For Garnishing

Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp finely chopped

Preparation

Grind grated coconut, green chillies, ginger, garlic to a fine paste and keep it ready.

masala paste for capsicum gravy

Chop capsicum into small pieces. Chop onion and tomatoes into small pieces and keep it aside.

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add curry leaves.

capsicum gravy preparations

Add finely chopped onions, little salt and saute until onions turn golden brown.

sauteing onions

Add chopped tomatoes, salt needed and all the spice powder mentioned under “Spice Powder”.

Cook until tomatoes become mushy. If you feel, it is too dry, you may add 1 or 2 tbsp of water. Since the tomatoes I used were juicy, I did not add water.

how to make capsicum gravy

Add the ground coconut paste and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add the chopped capsicum and cook covered, stirring in between.

capsicum masala gravy

If needed sprinkle little water and cook covered.

capsicum masala curry

Once cooked, add 1/4 cup of water and cook for a further 5-6 minutes on medium heat.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot as a side dish for rice, chapati, parathas or flavored rice. This curry can also be mixed with rice to make a delicious one pot meal. You can serve with chips or papads or raitha as side dish for it (in that case, do not add that 1/4 cup water, if you prefer it dry).

capsicum gravy for rice-chapati

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Capsicum Gravy
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Capsicum Gravy for Rice-Chapati-Pulao
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

Andhra style Capsicum gravy is a simple dish which can be had as a side dish with plain rice, chapati, phulkas, parathas, pulaos and flavored rice like ghee rice, jeera pulao etc. It can be mixed with rice to make a simple and delicious one pot meal.

Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh
Keyword: Capsicum gravy for rice, Capsicum masala
Servings: 3 persons
Ingredients
Ingredients needed
  • 3 cups Capsicum/Bell Pepper chopped or 3 medium size
  • 2 cups Tomato chopped
  • 1 cup Onion chopped
  • Salt to taste
Spice Powder
  • 1-2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder (or as required)
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
For grinding (masala paste for the curry)
  • 1/3 cup Grated Coconut
  • 2 inch Ginger
  • 2 Green chillies
  • 3 Garlic cloves
For the seasoning
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
For Garnishing
  • 2 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Instructions
Preparation
  1. Grind grated coconut, green chillies, ginger, garlic to a fine paste and keep it ready.

  2. Chop capsicum into small pieces. Chop onion and tomatoes into small pieces and keep it aside.

Method
  1. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add curry leaves.

  2. Add finely chopped onions, little salt and saute until onions turn golden brown.

  3. Add chopped tomatoes, salt needed and all the spice powder mentioned under "Spice Powder".

  4. Cook until tomatoes become mushy. If you feel, it is too dry, you may add 1 or 2 tbsp of water. Since the tomatoes I used were juicy, I did not add water.

  5. Add the ground coconut paste and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add the chopped capsicum and cook covered, stirring in between.

  6. If needed sprinkle little water and cook covered.

  7. Once cooked, add 1/4 cup of water and cook for a further 5 minutes on medium heat.

  8. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot as a side dish for rice, chapati, parathas or flavored rice.

Recipe Notes

This curry can also be mixed with rice to make a delicious one pot meal. You can serve with chips or papads or raitha as side dish for it.

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  1. Anantha Subramanian

    November 25, 2015 at 2:28 am

    The method described is very nice.

    Reply
  2. sweetygirl28

    November 25, 2015 at 6:55 am

    Easy and tasty recipe.. before cooking lunch sometimes I check ur website for new recipes to try.. I ll do this for today's lunch.. would like to have more spicy andhra recipes from u 🙂

    Reply
    • sweetygirl28

      November 25, 2015 at 7:30 pm

      Tried it and it was a HIT.. even my toddlers ate it without complain 🙂

      Reply
  3. Karthiga

    November 30, 2015 at 5:09 am

    Hi I tried ur recipe ..it has come out nicely

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    December 1, 2015 at 9:16 am

    Hi.. Can we add carrot also in this recipe but carrot will take sometime to cook

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 2, 2015 at 5:53 am

      You can add carrots if you want, but I don't think it will go well. You can par boil carrot separately and then add.

      Reply
  5. anu Prabhakar

    December 4, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Can I do without coconut

    Reply
  6. Unknown

    December 14, 2015 at 11:04 am

    The gravy is excellent. Which is very easy to cook. Even for dosa it goes very good.

    Reply
  7. Revathi

    March 7, 2016 at 6:09 am

    Will the red capsicum be nice or should we only use the green? Thanks,

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 7, 2016 at 11:49 am

      You can use a mix of all colors.

      Reply
  8. Priya

    March 15, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    I tried this receipe but the gravy was bit watery ….suggestions please .

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 16, 2016 at 7:39 am

      You should have added less water. If gravy is too watery, try any one of the suggestions given below
      1. boil for some more time.
      2.add cashew nut paste (just 4-5 soaked in hot water)in the end and simmer for a few minutes.
      3. You can add fresh dairy cream or even ground coconut paste if you want it thick.
      4. You can also add a tsp of rice flour to thicken the gravy.

      Reply
  9. Vijayalakshmi Murali

    April 21, 2016 at 4:35 am

    Hi…. The gravy came out well

    Reply
  10. Sarath Rachuri

    May 15, 2016 at 8:00 am

    Thanks for sharing the recipe, this looks to be the simplest way to cook capsicum for amateur cook like me. Had it with plain rice and its just superb.

    Reply
  11. Unknown

    May 17, 2016 at 3:54 pm

    The gravy was awesome… For a twist I added some soya chunks and at last added two eggs and sauted… It was fantastic !! Thank u padhu… I m newly wedded learning to cook mostly from ur receipes…long way to go !!!

    Reply
  12. krithiga p

    June 7, 2016 at 5:11 pm

    Today I prepared this dish….it was very nice…. superb combination for chappathi…

    Reply
  13. lata

    June 27, 2016 at 4:32 pm

    Awsm receipe..easy too..

    Reply
  14. Unknown

    October 22, 2016 at 10:22 pm

    Itz gud…!!

    Reply
  15. prasanthi lakshmi

    November 4, 2016 at 2:15 am

    I tried it is really nice

    Reply
  16. Venky

    November 14, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    Dear Ms Padhu….
    I am regularly referring your website not only the new one and whatever a saw some time back, I also see once again for the perfection since I forget some time. All your guidance is awesome and wonderful. May god bless you. I also cook in my house and that is the reason I use to see your all posts. But I do not know how to in mail your posting. KIndly help. My mail ID : [email protected]
    Regards – Venkat – Bangalore

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 15, 2016 at 5:27 am

      Thank you for liking my website and recipes. You can mail to me at [email protected]

      Reply
  17. Vevel

    November 16, 2016 at 5:59 am

    Hiii padhu … prepared this dish today . had it for chappathi . Planning to have the extra with rice tom. THANK u so much for such nice and easy menu's.

    Reply
  18. Valli Vijay

    December 4, 2016 at 11:35 am

    Hi padhu I have been a fan for your receipe from when I started my cooking after marriage.i have learnt cooking through your receipe only thanks much
    Today gonna try this

    Reply
  19. Ashwini Drao

    January 2, 2017 at 4:06 pm

    I tried it today.it has really turned out well..

    Reply
  20. Balaji

    January 12, 2017 at 11:43 pm

    Awesome recipe..thank you..i tried it yesterday and it came out very well. I enjoyed it with Jeera rice 🙂

    Reply
  21. Meera Ananth

    March 18, 2017 at 10:32 am

    I am making this today it was something different am sure it will be nice

    Reply
  22. kalai vani

    March 31, 2017 at 7:59 pm

    It was easy to prepare and it's nice too.thank you

    Reply
  23. Unknown

    April 23, 2017 at 8:30 am

    Just cooked ….. Wow…. Yuuummeeee.
    Thank you

    Reply
  24. Keerthana

    May 27, 2017 at 2:34 pm

    Simply loveeeed it. Thank-you for such a good recepie. I tried it since my mom was not at home . I was woried what to do as a side dish for chapati got this. Everyone in my family loved it.Its my first recepie on your site . Now on I will go through it regularly for best recepies

    Reply
  25. Lalita Ananth

    July 11, 2017 at 5:22 am

    Simple n yummy

    Reply
  26. Gomathi

    July 29, 2017 at 6:27 am

    Just cooked…loved it… Yummy….

    Reply
  27. Vardhane Gurumurthy

    January 9, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    Hi padhu loved your recipe. If Adding garam masala will give good taste or not?

    Reply
  28. Esther

    April 1, 2018 at 5:10 pm

    Well… I would like to give an ad for you. "Worried about experimenting in the kitchen? No hassle. Hop into padhuskitchen and you will be ending up with a lip smacking dish". God bless you

    Reply
  29. Krithiga Manickam

    June 6, 2018 at 12:16 pm

    If we don't have coconut then can I do without it ? Or what else can I add as replacement? Please suggest

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 7, 2018 at 11:02 am

      You can skip coconut but adding it gives a nice taste. Try adding cashew nuts or almonds. Soak a few in water, grind it to a paste and add it.

      Reply
  30. Thaya

    June 11, 2018 at 1:35 pm

    Hi Padhu,
    Just love all ur recipes.I always look for ur blog whenevr i needed one
    Regards,
    Thaya

    Reply
  31. Unknown

    December 18, 2018 at 10:24 am

    Hi Padhu,

    Thanks for your post. Today I prepared capsicum gravy with the help of your post. It's delicious

    Reply
  32. Kothai Natarajan

    January 3, 2019 at 6:38 am

    Padhu, nice recipe, i added soaked badam paste instead of coconut, it came out delicious.

    Reply
  33. Karuppanathan

    March 27, 2020 at 3:56 am

    This again is something new for me and will be my trial for today. Thank you 🙂 🙂

    Reply
  34. Aruna V

    April 2, 2021 at 1:52 am

    Came out well, good recipe. Just a suggestion, the coconut can be ground separately and added towards the end because cooking coconut for too long will spoil it’s nutrition

    Reply

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